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scowenUK
scow S0162800 (skou)n. A large flatbottom boat with square ends, used chiefly for transporting freight.
[Dutch schouw, from Middle Dutch scouwe.]scow (skaʊ) n1. (Nautical Terms) an unpowered barge used for freight; lighter2. (Nautical Terms) (esp in the midwestern US) a sailing yacht with a flat bottom, designed to plane[C18: via Dutch schouw from Low German schalde, related to Old Saxon skaldan to push (a boat) into the sea]scow (skaʊ)
n. any of various vessels having a flat-bottomed rectangular hull with sloping ends, as barges, punts, rowboats, or sailboats. [1660–70, Amer.; < Dutch schouw ferryboat] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  scow - any of various flat-bottomed boats with sloping endsboat - a small vessel for travel on water | | 2. | scow - a barge carrying bulk materials in an open holdbarge, flatboat, hoy, lighter - a flatbottom boat for carrying heavy loads (especially on canals) |
TranslationsscowenUK
scow1. an unpowered barge used for freight; lighter 2. (esp in the midwestern US) a sailing yacht with a flat bottom, designed to plane Scow (in Russian, shalanda), a small, shallow-draft vessel used in loading and unloading large ships lying in roads and for transporting earth or small cargoes. Large scows are usually self-propelled. Scows that are used to remove earth excavated by dredges are usually equipped with doors in the bottom for dumping. The Russian word shalanda is also used for flat-bottomed, sail-rigged fishing boats that have a centerboard and that operate on the Black Sea. SCOW
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| SCOW➣Supply Chain Operations Wing (US Air Force) | | SCOW➣Sailing Club of Washington (Washington, DC; est. 1966) | | SCOW➣State Council on Waterways (Waterford, NY) | | SCOW➣Sub Committee on Older Women (Non-Governmental Organization Committee on the Status of Women) | | SCOW➣Standing Committee on Women | | SCOW➣Ski Council of Wales (UK) | | SCOW➣Soccer Council of Waxhaw (youth soccer; Waxhaw, NC) |
scowenUK
Words related to scownoun any of various flat-bottomed boats with sloping endsRelated Wordsnoun a barge carrying bulk materials in an open holdRelated Words |